# Accident 19940308003969A: Scwzer SGS233A, Heber, UT, March 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4300° N, 111.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4300&lon=-111.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5790S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5790S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 461 total, 95 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940308003969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON GLIDER TOW. STRUCK RUNWAY MARKER. CFI THEN RELEASED GLIDER FROM TOW LINE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA94LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA078), Mar 8, 1994: Schweizer 2-33A (N5790S), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S DELAYED/INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. FACTORS INCLUDE THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND UNFAVORABLE/VARIABLE, GUSTY WINDS DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.

## Other reports on N5790S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20260705007609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705007609A), Jul 5, 2026: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N5790S), Lake Elsinore, CA, Substantial damage. Facts: on July 5, 2026, the pilot onboard Schweizer sgs 2-33A, [privacy data omitted], was towed up to altitude in the vicinity of Skylark Field (CA89). Based…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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